Glass-bottle-making machine.



A. E. GLEGG. GLASS BOTTLE MAKING MACHIXE. APPLIGATIONE'ILED 001.18,1912',

Patented. Mar. 16, 1915.

Z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. 5, GLEGG.

GLASS BOTTLE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18, 1912.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

QFICE,

- G34A$S-BQTTIaE-MAKING MACHINE.

Patented liter. 1%, i915.

, Anplicetion filed owner 15, 193.2. Serial m. mes-es.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD Qnnco, a subjectof the'l'i'ing of Great Britsin and lreland, residing at Leeds, in thecounty of York,-'England, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in.

Glsss-Bottlel/iaking Machines, of which the following is aspecification,

This invention relates to machines of the turnover type for making andblowing-bot- ..tles by means of compressed air, in which the outside ofthe bottle mouth or ring, as

' ference of the fin formed by the sections of the body-niold,2the frontbeing that face of it is termed, isformedin s divided ring mold, used inconjunction with, but sep:

crate front either, the gathering or perison' mold or thefinishgng.mold; wn1le a hollownipple forms the interior of the mouth orvneck, ends piercing rod: or plunger pessing through a @ntral holeiinrthe nipple pierces the metal, 42, ,"th5 glass ores neck; air be. ingadmitted to the hole thus formed in the metal for blowing thevbottle 1nthe finishing mold. Such-a machine for'example is des "ibed in thespecification-of British Letters Patent-No. 27,971 of 1904- One of thechief objects of my invention is to permit e bottle-thus manufacturedto" here the name of the brewer or mnnufac tnrer of the ale or any othercontents, or any otherwords of advertisement molded in the front .of ehottlehav'i-ng-s stopper held by s..-pivoted Wire bail, without interthebottle, on which the Wire coil is turned down in removing the stopperfrom the neck; and which, therefore, isnsturally preset-med toward theperson opening the bottie- ThiSiQZGfiGCtQd by comb ning Witha bodyrnoldin two I sections, arranged w th the plnneefdivision at rightanglestothe face of iillfiQIHECllHl, so that said 'SQQUOIIS openlaterally in oppositedirections, a ringmold. fen-forming the neck of thebottle, consish'ng of a pair of sections having-projection'sin-themiddle parts of theirinner" faces tadnpted to" form in the exterior ofthe neckof the bottle a pair of indents which serre for pivoting theends of the stopper-locking wire ball, the plane of division of thering-mold sections being consequently parallel tot-he front of themachine and at right snglestothe plane of OllVlSlOIl ,of the bodyemold.Thus constructed, the

ring-mold sections open respectively forward orbecig erd, 111 otherWords away from or toward the machine; and the indents are arranged tolet the Wire bail fold down on the smooth face of the body of the bottlecorresponding to oneof thedoodyin which Figure 1 1s a front elevation ofthe ring opening and closing mechanism and, the

neck piercing mechanism, which are carried by; the turnover brackets ofthe glass blowing machine. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, lookingdownward on line A A of Fig.

I 1 and Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Figs is a front to back mid sectionof the lower part of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a modification of Fig. 4 for thepurpose hereinafter set forth. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the meansfor pierc-.

ing the metal of the neck While in the gathering mold.

The same reference letter or figure is used for the same part in all theviews.

a a are the bearings for the levers carrying the parison mold formed-stthe ends'of a cross plate 6 forming part of the turnover bracket; I l e0 are the two halves of the ring mold for shaping the outside of thebottle neck,

carried respectively by the two arms (Z (Z these latter being fixed tothe lower ends of the pivot shafts e e.

by the mechanisms illustrated by the accompanying drawings,

The shafts c' 6 are fitted rotatably in the pillars f ffiwvhich are caston'the upper side ofthe plate g, thelettei'f forming, part of theturnover frame or bracket. The-shafts e e are partially rotated inunison, so as to move the two arms (Z al toward each other, to. closethe halves of the ring mold togetlnn",

and from each other to open} apart the two halves of the ring, mold bymeans of the operating lever h. The connections consist of the two arms2' 2' fixed to the upper ends of the shafts 6 e and the connecting link3': joining the two arms z 6 together, and the connecting link kjoiningthe en'dof the mold for the bottle-body,

arm 2' with a pin Z' fixed to the operating lever h. The openingmovement is efiected by moving the lever in the direction indicated bythe arrow in Fig. 2, and the closing movement is effected by the spring2).

In the case of indent ring molds, that is provided with projections cfor forming diametrically opposite indents in the outside of the bottlering, as shown'in Fig. 5 to re-- ceive the ends of wire fasteners forholding the stop1.1ers of the bottle, the plane of the divisionv of thering mold is made at right angles to the plane of division of theparison and finishing molds, which open to the right and left whenviewed from the front. The projections for forming the indeuts areon aline transverse to the plane of division of the ring-mold.

The plane of division of the finishing as also of the parison mold forthe same, is at rig it an-. gles to the front of the machine; lit theplane of division of the ring-mold for form ing the bottle-neck isparallel to the front' of the machine; so'that the body-mold openslaterally and the fin formed in the bottlebody by this mold will be atright angles to the front of the machine with a smooth rounded finlessface at the side for the front of the bottle but the ring-mold sectionsopen respectively forward away from the machine and rearward toward themachine. The movement of the' rearwvard"ring-mold section, thoughsufiicient, is limited by the bracket plate calryingthe mechanism fromthe swiveling head,but'in order to move the front section of the ringmold out of thes: way of the bottle when the finishing mold is swung'toone side it is necessary to give a greater swing to the armcarrying thislatter section than to the arm carrying the rear section. Consequentlythe lever a" operating arm (1, which carries the. said front sectionotthe ring-mold, is made one half as long as lever i, which similarlyactuates armd carrying the rear section of said mold, that the formerarm and section may be swung well to one side, facilitating-the removalof tliemoidcd bottle. These arms are pivoted at opposite sides of thecentral vertical plane, passing through the said ring-mold sections. Thehereinbe'tore nenvg tioned indent-forming projections are 111 thisplane.

This arrangement of the said projections with relation to the lines ofdivision of the body-mold as hereinbefore descrilied, in sures that thewire bail for fastening the stopper will he turned down in opening thesame on a part oi the bottle-body tree from any fin, which may thereforereceive a molded name or any desired words and v. ill constitute thefront of the bottle, being naturally presented to a person as he opensthe latter. The important feature of this construction is i'the locationof the indeir's 1n .a p'lane corresponding to the plane of division ofth'e'body-mold so that the Wire bail vmay fold down, in opening thelatter,

on a smooth front without any-fin and not on the fin formed by thebody-inold sections, as the latter fin would prevent the proper moldingof the desired words. This is an important improvement for it makes theopening of the bottle, and every presentation or arrangement of it inposition to be opened, an advertisement of the contents or such otherannouncement as may be desired. 7

q is the soicalled adjusting sleeve, fitting inside the pi lar 172, itsppper part pro ecting above the pillar 10,, being formed with twocollars '1 which form a circumferential runner race. The sleeve 3,carrying the nipple u at its lower end, is screw-threaded on the outsidetoward its upper end, so as to fit theinternal screw formed at the upperend of the adjusting sleeve 9. Byrotating the sleeve I the inner sleevemay be raised or lowered to adjust the position of: the nipple, thelocking nut 1 being tightened when the adjustment has been made. Theinterior of the sleeves is connected by the inlet opening 'ill with thecompressed air pipe. The piercing rod or plunger 21 passes into andthrough the nipple "u and through a packing gland, fitted in thescrew-threaded socket hole in the upper end of the sleeve 8.

6, Figs. 2 and 3 is an inclined cam, which.

projects as .a rib from the rear side of the sleeve 0.

"latter resting on the upper 'or working side oi the cam 6.

Runners 10 carried at the ends of the fork arms of the lever T, engagein the groove or racer-between tho collars r on the adjusting sleeve (1,so that the movement of the operating lever 71. to open the ring mold c0, means of the above described mechanism. .m the sleeves (7 and s, sothat the nipple w is clear oil the ring mold 2'. 6. clear of the l ottleneck. Thus the latter is not broken olt or damaged, when the "hingedbracket carrying the finishing mold is swung to .one side. The twohalves of the ring mold, when opened apart. are clear or the path of thehottle neck during the swinging of the finishing mold to one side. 'Thedownward aiaaarzi movement of the nipple sand of the forked lever 7 isefiected by the spring 5. lit will be evident that the opening or thering mold c c and'the raising of the nipple u An intermediate sleeve isinserted be tween the sleeves c7 and a being fitted verti- Callyslidably in the sleeve g, and connected by screw threads tothe upperpart of the i nipple carrying sleeve 5, so that in this casetheintermediate sleeve g becomes the adj usting sleeve. The nipple '11;passes through an openingin the ring u screwed into the lower end of thesleeve {7, the underside of the ring beingindented, forming an annulargroove 01* trough of, which is adapted, on

inversion of the mechanism, to receive mol- L- ten glass, to obtain aglass joint for proventing leakage of air. The. lower of J spring 5 toraise the piercing rod to the intermediate sleeve is widened out toallow' the air to pass through the holes 3 in the sleeve 8, down intothe space between the nipple and the sleeve g. Thesleeve g is raised asbefore by the earn 6 and lever 7, so that the indented ring u is liftedclear 0E thetop or" the bottle ring,'as the ringznold is opened; whilethe sleeves g and s are raised by a'hingedtorlred lever I and isattached to the lever 15 fixed to the spigot or spindle of the tap foradmitting compressed air, which then passes around the outside of theraised nipple and through the large opening in the center of the ring 10r .2 'FlEfT -l-lS aleyerpivoted on a stud car- 'ried by the side brackete the long arm of which is connected by a link 3 to the sleeve 2 fittedloose on the plunger rod v.

' 4 is a split nut, which can be secured in any desired position on ascrew-threaded portion of the rod 1: as may be required by variouslengths of the nipple :u.

5 is a spiral spring, which bears against the underside of the split nutat, tending to press it upward, and on the top of the gland :0 pressingthe sleeve 3 and the nipple?! downward.

A spring 2 connected to the short arm of the lever z, raises the longarm when the trigger 7 is drawn back, and allows the position minted oin Fig. 4;, While the I nipple u is still retained in the position shownin Fig. i, by the downward pressure the lever resting on the lowest partof the incline otthe cam 6. With the piercing rod and the nipple in thepositions just above indicated, air can pass from the chamber a throughthe nipple, into the hole made in the parison by the plunger, for thepurpose of blowing out the rnetal to form the bottle,

The method of Working is as follows: During the gathering or filling ofthe parison mold, the latter is in an inverted position, and the plungerand nipple have the position shown in Fig. 'l, the lever 2 being held inthe position shown in Fig. 1 by the trigger or catch The ring mold alsois closed, the levers h, i and 2' being in the position shown in Fig. 2,and the runner 9 restingsgainstthe bottom of theinclined cam ln machinesof the turnover ty e as the head is swung around to bring the mechanismand parison mold to the frontof'the machine, the vparisonniold is auto.

matically opened, and the parison' is rotated through lSO degrees,sothat the neck end is uppermost. The hand lever 11 Fig. lis then drawndown, and through the connecting link 12 pulls down the rod 4) to piercethe parison, compressing the spring 5. The lever 11 and plunger werethen allowed to move upward to the original position, and by drawingback the trigger or catch @/,t0 more still farther, until stopped by thesplit nut at catching against the underside or the bridge piece or plate13 The lower end of the rod o is in the position marked '0 Fig. l, andon turning on the compressed air tap, air passes through the nipple toblow out the bottle the finishing mold, which has been substituted forthe parison mold. When this has been done, the oper-' ating handle h ismoved in the direction fin dicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 to-open thering mold, at the same time moving around the (3111116, as toraise thelower end-or the nipple elear ed the bottle neck or mouth.

' The finishing moldis then swun g to one side shown in Figl r head isthen rotated through 180 degrees, and the two halves of the parison moldare automatically closed:

together and brought into position. with respect to the ring mold, bothbeing at the sarhe time inverted ready t'or the pest fill-- t ing orgathering operation.

The additional means for piercing the metal of the neclr While in thegatherin or arison mold, when at the rear or gat er' mg side of themachine, are illustrated 1n Fig. 5.

14 is part of the bed plate, and 15 the rear It) i" isiaebi thi eaean atain. Oithehglass' "carriedby the bracket 18, and the other endfb thebracket '19. I

's achain'attiichedxat its lower end foot' le'ver', its u pe endbeingatend of-the-shaftl7, so that when lever *is depressed this shaft is andgearing fwith the vertical tapcar-ried in guides on-the bracket eby thetappe't, :.rod is raised, and onta'ct With the cross head 13, see is theend of the plunger rod o. the rear side of the machine, the wn infFig. 1has an inverted that shown in Fig. 1, so that the 3 now. the lowest partof the nand lDIIDEdlQiIQlY' over the strik- 24'.: The lever 16 is'raisodby a fa the front' sideof the machine, and t 'rod Q l drops by its ownWeight. Ware I37li2it 1it"is not new to shape ior of 'a; mold accordingto the exterior sliaperot' tlie articleto be molded: I also thatit i'snotw-neneigto open the ring inold at right angl the body mold; alsothat-it-is not; nevy toi v'a-ry leverage according. to th:avlii*lreqnired; and therefore I do not broadly'claitndevices embodying orel'lecting an ofthe ahove constructions or l q-operations; hut' A Havingnow particularly described and ascertained the n'atureof my saidinvention and'in" what nianncrthe same is to be performed, What I. claimand "4 by Letters Patentis: I

' 1. Inja -glass1h ottlo blowing machine having sectional parisonfinishing and ring molds, aring-rnold in twosections, for formingtheenterior of a bottle neck, and means for supporting the latter moldand opening and closing it at will, thcvsaid sections of the ring-moldbeing divided in a p ane at right angles to the plane of divisioIfot'the parison and l'llllSlll'IlQ'HlOld sections and each section of thering-mold being p 17ov ided with an integral interior projection, thesetwo projections being opposite each other and adapted to form ind mute,on a line;tra.isvcrse to the plane of 'sion of said ring mold in theoutside of (.1..\ the bottle neclr, for receiving and engaging thestopper-Wire.

ln glasshottle blowing machines of the type herein referred to, thecombination of two eomi-annnlar sections adapted to be 1 7 closedtogether, forming a ring-mold, each 17 1s a""shor tggha1t ones; of Whichis.

v der that both sections may be operated by 22 to a'cnrvedplateQlinounted lXlOld, and opened at will, an operating lever 25 carriedatfjthe upper end of the desire to secure .verse to the opening plane ofsaid ring mold to form an indent in the bottle neck for holding astopper \vire, an operating lever for opening and closing said moldsections, spindles arranged one on each side of the center of said mold,arms from said spindles to said mold-sections respectively and linksconnecting said lever to said spindles in orprojections on linetransverse to the plane of the opening of said ring mold and adapt-1 edto. be closed together, forming a ring s5 pivoted in line with thecenter oii said mold, a pair of spindles arranged respectively on' eachside of said centralline, links from said leverto said spindles and armsof unequal lengthfroin said spindles to said sections for 0 =the*purposeset forth.

4.111 combination with a ring-mold in two sections, a lever-andconnections by which said sections are opened and closed, a cam turningwith saidlever, a vertically movable sleeve carrying a nipple which isnormally presented within said mold from above and an intermediatedevice actuated by said cam and engaging said sleeve to raise the latterand said nozzle substantially asset forth. 1-

' 5. In combination With a ring-mold in two sections, a lever andconnections by which said sections are opened and closed,a 1 caniturning with said lever, a pair of sleeves vertically movable togetherbut having screw-threaded connection for adjustment of their collectivelength, a nozzle carried by the inner of said sleeves-and"entering saidringniold from above and an interme- 11 0 diate device actuated by saidcam and engaging they outer sleeve of said pair tolift said nozzle outof said mold'as the latter is opened.

6. In combination Witha ring-mold intwo sections, a lever andconnections by which said sections are opened and closed, a

sleeve, in order that it may be automati- 30 tionel ring-mold forforming the neck,

a 7. lncomhlnation Wi sally introduced by the spring into said ring.-mold when the latter closes and- Withdrawn Whenthe ring-mold opens, alsoby the reversemotion of said lever.

th asectional ringsnold, alever and connections for opening andclosing'the' same, a cam turned by said lever, 21 springdepressedvertically movable sleeve provided with an annular groove or race,nozzlecarrying sleeve depending from the first named sleeve andadjustable therein but spring depressed therewith provided at its upperend with a stutling box and inlet for compressed air, a lochnut for aholding the latter sdeeve in the position to which it may be adjusted,means for piercing the glass in the mold reciprocating through saidstutiing box, sleeves and nozzle and a forked lever arranged to beactuated by said cam and provided with runners fitting in said groove,in order thatthe movements of the first mentioned lower in clos ing andopening said ring-mold may respectively permit said nozzle to enter saidmold from above and may lift itout of said mold.

8.111 a bottle molding machine, in comhiuation with mechanism foroperating the "body mold and mechanism for operating the ring mold, asectional body-mold and a secthe plane of division of the latter beingarranged at right angles to the plane of di-' vision of the former, thering-mold sections opening respectivelv toward and away from themachine, and having projections arranged in the same plane with thedivision line or" the body-mold and at right angles to the front of themachine, in order that the 9. In combination with a ring-mold forforming a bottle-neon and consisting of sections which open respectivelytoward and aw from the machindh pair of arms operat- 13' said sectionsand arranged on opposite sices oi the central vertical plane throughsaid sections from front to rear, and means for forming a bottlebodywith a linless front adapted to have Words molded therein, the saidring-mold sections being provided with indent-forming pro- JQCtlOHSarranged in the plane of division of the body-mold in order that thestopperloching wire hail pivoted in said dents may fold down on thefront of the body impressed with said Words substantially as setforth.

10. In combination with a neck ring-mold in two sections for forn'iingthe neck of a bottle. arms for carrying said sections pivoted onopposite sides of" a central "vertical hlane through said sections takentransversely to the line of division, the said sections being arrangedto open respectively toward and from the machine, substantially as 'etforth.

in tes imony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBEPT EDWARD CLEGGQ Witnesses:

J. CLARK Jnrrsnsozs, EDGAR MERRITT.

